NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL
OGHEGHE, BENIN CITY, EDO STATE, EMAIL: info@nohb.gov.ng
INVITATION TO TENDER/EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR THE EXECUTION OF CAPITAL CONSTITUENCY AND ZONAL INTERVENTION PROJECTS

1.0 INTRODUCTION
The National Orthopaedic Hospital, Benin, a specialist healthcare institution in Nigerian compliance with the requirement of Public Procurement Act of 2007, hereby invites experienced and reputable Contractors, Suppliers and Service providers to submit bids for the underlisted projects:

2.0 SCOPE OF WORK/GOODS/SERVICE

CATEGORY A: GOODS–INVITATION TO TENDER
LOT No: G1
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Supply of empowerment items for youth, men and women from selected communities of orhionmwon/uhunmwode federal constituency, Edo state.

CATEGORY B: WORKS – INVITATION TO TENDER
LOT No: W1
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Construction of perimeter fence, solar powered bore hole at clara oshiomhole comprehensive health centre ekpedo, akoko edo, edo north senatorial district.

CATEGORY C: SERVICES – EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
LOT No: S1
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Medical outreach programe for selected youth and elderly from communities in orhionmwon/uhunmwode federal constituency, Edo state.
LOT No: S2
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Empowerment of selected women and youths in different communities of orhionmwon/uhunmwode federal constituency, Edo state.
LOT No: S3
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Skill acquisition training for selected women and youths in orhionmwon/uhunmwode federal constituency, Edo state.

3.0 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Suitable qualified Companies are invited to submit three(3) bound copies of the following documents duly signed, paginated, separated by dividers and arranged in the order outlined hereunder:
a) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including form CAC1. 1 or CAC2 and CAC 7;
b) Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three(3) years (2023, 2024, and 2025) valid till 31st December, 2026;
c) Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2026 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staff is 15 and above);
d) Evidence of Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2026 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staff is 5 and above or the bidder’s annual turn over is N50m and above);
e) Evidence of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSTIF) Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2026;
f) Evidence of registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31st December, 2026 or valid certificate issued by Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP);
g) Sworn Affidavit disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the National Orthopaedic Hospital Benin or the Bureau of Public Procurement is a former or present director, shareholder or has any pecuniary interest in the bidder, and to confirm that all information presented in its bid are true and correct in all particulars;
h) Company’s audited accounts for the last three (3) years (2023, 2024 and 2025);
i) Reference letter from a reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria clearly indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;
j) Company’s profile with Curriculum Vitae of Key Staff to be deployed for the project including copies of Academic/Professional Certificates such as COREN, QSRBN, COBON, ARCON, ICAN or ANAN etc.
k) Verifiable documentary evidence of the last three(3) similar jobs (insize, nature and complexity) executed in the last Five (5) years including Letters of Awards, Valuation Certificate, Job Completion Certificates and Photographs of the projects;
l) Works: List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease Agreement;
m) For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be provided indicating among others the Lead Partner (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificate, Pension Clearance Certificate, ITF Compliance Certificate, NSITF Clearance Certificate, IRR & Sworn Affidavit are compulsory for each JV partner).
Note: All documents for submission must be transmitted with Covering/Forwarding letter under the Company’s Letter Head Paper bearing among others, the Registration Number (RC) asssued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Contact Address, Telephone Number (Preferably GSMNo.), and e-mail address. The Letter head paper must bear the names and nationalities of the Directors of the Company at the bottom of the page, duly signed by the authorized officer of the company.

4.0 COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (GOODS & WORKS)
Interested Companies are to collect the Standard Bidding Document (SBD) from the Procurement Department, National orthopaedic Hospital Benin between the hours of 10.00am to 4.00pm daily on evidence of payment of a non-refundable tender fee of N10,000.00 per Lot, paid into the National orthopaedic hospital benin Remita account in any reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria.

5.0 SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (GOODS & WORKS)
Prospective bidders are to submit Two(2) hardcopies each of the technical and financial bids with softcopy of financial bid only in MS Excel format. The documents should be packaged separately in sealed envelopes and clearly marked as “Technical Bid” or “Financial Bid”. Thereafter, put the two sealed envelopes together in a bigger sealed envelope addressed to The Medical Director, National Orthopaedic Hospital, Ogheghe, Benin city and clearly marked with (the name of the Project and the Lot number). Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should have the name and address of the bidder and should be dropped in the designated Tender Box in the Procurement Department, NOHB not later than 12:00noon, Tuesday, 10th November, 2026.

6.0 SUBMISSION OF EOI (SERVICES)
Interested firms in services are to submit Expression of Interest (EOI) for each of the LOT desired, in Three(3) hardcopies each (one original & two copies). The EOI should be addressed as indicated above and submitted not later than 12:00noon, Tuesday, 27th October, 2026.

7.0 OPENING OF EOI AND TECHNICAL BIDS
The EOI and the technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00noon Tuesday, 27th October, 2026 and 12:00noon, Tuesday, 10th November, 2026 respectively in the Conference Room 2nd Floor, Administration Block NOHB, while the financial bids will be kept un-opened. Please ensure that you sign the EOI/Bid Submission Register in the Procurement office as the National Orthopaedic Hospital Benin will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.

8.0 GENERAL INFORMATION
a. EOI/bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder;
b. EOI/bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened;
c. Bidders should not bid for more than two (2) Lots;
d. All costs will be borne by the bidders;
e. The Technical Bids will be opened in the presence of Bidders or their representatives, CSOs in the areas of Anti-Corruption and Transparency and Private Professional bodies; and will be covered by video recording; invitation link will be sent to bidder who chooses to join the bid opening online;
f. Goods and Works: Only qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at a later date for financial bids opening, while the financial bids of un-successful bidders will be returned un-opened
g. Services: Only shortlisted firms will be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals (RFP)
h. National Orthopaedic Hospital Benin in accordance with Section 28 of the Public Procurement Act, 2007 is not bound to pre-qualify any bidder and reserves the right to annul the procurement process at anytime without incurring any liabilities.

Signed:
Head of Procurement
For: Medical Director